Fence-clamp.



W. L. DILLON.

FENCE CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED 00127, 1909.

1,107,159. Patented Aug. 11, 1914 M y l i ,2 M i 1 la l 713/.

awe/Mom Mam/ WILLIAM L. DILLON, OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.

FENCE-CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 27, 1909.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914. Serial No. 524,900.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. DILLON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Council Bluffs, in the county of Pottawattamie and State ofIowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fence- Clamps, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a clamp for Wire fences, the object of theinvention being to quickly connect the fence to any suitable stretchingdevice, without the necessity of removing nuts or bolts from theclamping plates.

I am aware of the fact that it is common to clamp a wire fence betweentwo fiat boards, bolts passing through the boards and also through themeshes of the fence, the boards being held in position by nuts arrangedupon the ends of the bolts. In order to shift the position of theclamping boards it was necessary to remove the nuts and withdraw thebolts. As the work of stretching fences is usually carried on over alarge area usually covered with grass and weeds considerable time waslost in hunting missing nuts and bolts which had fallen or been placedupon the ground, such time being added to the time and labor required toremove and replace the bolts and nuts. I avoid this extra labor and lossof time by means of clamping plates constructed as hereinafter describedand as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device in position for use.Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the clamping plates, the wirefence being omitted. Figs. 3 and a are perspective detail views of smallparts of the device.

In these drawings, 1 and 2 represent flat clamping boards between whichthe wire fence is to be held, said boards having a length somewhatgreater than the height of the fence to be clamped. Extendingtransversely through the board 1, and parallel to the sides of the boardare eye bolts 3 arranged respectively adjacent the top and bottom of theboard and to said bolts is connected a bail 1, to which bail is to beconnected in any desired mannerany form of stretcher to be used. Uponthe outer face of the board 1 andat suitable intervals I place metalrings 5 interiorly threaded and provided with perforated lugs 6 throughwhich may be passed nails or screws for the purpose of holding saidrings upon the board. The board is also perforated in alinement with therings 5. The board 2 is provided with transverse slots, the inner endsof said slots being adapted to register with the perforations of theboard 1 and to strengthen the board at these slots I secure thereuponslotted plate 7, said plates havlng a countersunk head portion 8 at theinner end of the slot, and being provided with right-angled perforatedflanges 9 at the opposite end. The plates 7 are held upon the board 2 byscrews which pass through a suitable opening 10 in the countersunk head,and also by means of suitable bolts 11 which pass through the boardparallel to its sides and through the flanges 9. Suitable eye bolts 12have threaded end portions adapted to engage the threads of the rings 5,and these bolts are also provided with shoulders 13 adapted to seat inthe countersunk head 8.

In use the board 1 which carries the bolts 12 is placed in positiontransverse to the fence, the bolts 12 extending through the meshes ofthe fence. The board 2 is then brought into position upon the oppositeside of the fence and is slipped transversely with respect to the board1, the slots in the board 2 receiving the bolts 12. The bolts 12 arethen turned bringing the shoulder 13 into close engagement with thecountersunk seats of the heads 8 thus firmly clamping the two boardstogether with the fence between them.

To remove the clamp from the fence it is only necessary to loosen thebolts 12, when the board 2 can be slipped from engagement with saidbolts, and the board 1 can then be removed the bolts passing freelythrough the meshes of the fence. It is not necessary to remove any nuts,or to disengage the bolts from the board 1 by which they are normallycarried.

What I claim is A fence clamp comprising a pair of elongated members,one of said members being provided with slots leading in from thelongitudinal edge thereof, plates mounted on the side of the slottedmember and having opposite side portions which extend along the oppositeedge of the slots, said plates having end ortions which are disposedagainst the e ge of the said slotted member at the opposite sides of theslots, bolts passbetween the opposite side portions of the 'ingtransversely through the end portions plates and engageeble with themember other of said plates Which are at the edge of the than the saidslotted member.

member and also passing transversely WILLIAM L. DILLON. 5 through thesaid member at the opposite Witnesses:

sides of the slots, and clamping bolts C. W. FOWLER,

adapted to enter the slots and the spaces E. B. lVlCBATI-L Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0.

